Box for pencils and the like



Oct. 18, 1938. R. E. LOWEY 2,133,710

BOX FOR PENCILSAND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 19, 195s Patented Oct. 18, 1938UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE BOX FOR PENCILS AND THE LIKE Roy E. Lowey,Evanston, Ill., assignor to Horders Incorporated, Chicago, Ill., acorporation of Illinois Application December 19, 1936, Serial No.116,746

6 Claims. (Cl. 20G- 67) This invention relates to a box for the accom-Fig. 6 is a central longitudinal section taken modation of pencils orlike articles, and for the on line 6 6 of Fig. 1; and partial display ofsuch articles when they are Fig. 7 isa View of the blank from which thepositioned within the box. As shown,it comprises `tray of Fig. is made,the outer side sections of 5 two units, viz., a tray and an open-endedtubular the blank being bent over and folded down there- 5 enclosuretherefor, there being a window in the upon. latter permitting a view ofthe contents within One unit of the present box is in the general thetray. form of a tray, and is designated as T. It may It is a primaryobject of my invention to oonbe formed from a blank (see Fig. 4) havingouter 10 struct a box in which is provided a cushion sup- Side Sectionsle adopted to be folded alone Score 1o port for a, number of articles,Such as pencils, by lines a. These sections constitute inner side whichthey will be protected during all stages walls for the tray (See Fig.3). Near the free of their shipping, handling and display. The edge ofeach folded section l0 is a score line b pencils herein shown anddescribed are of the Whien donnes the bend along the loWer Corner commonvariety having a wooden body one end of the tfey At the real" end 0f thetray I provide 15 of which is sharpened from time to time to exthreeScore lines C. d and e spaced about evenly pose the lead. It is notpossible to pre-sharpen from each other. Between the lines c and d ispencils of this character with any assurance that formed a SeCtion iladjacent Which iS a second the exposed leads will be intact at the timethe SeCtiOn i2 lOetWeen the iineS d and e. and beyond pencils reach theconsumer. In the course of the line e iS 2in end SeCtiOn |3 The Opposite20 shipping and handling the exposed leads are very endS 0f theseSections are defined by CU-tS f apt to become broken even though they bepacked which, as shown, are aligned with the score lines in aprotectingmaterial, such as cotton or the like. b- Eden Cnt may be slightly offsetat the Score According to the improvements which are inline d, S0 thatthe tWO SeCtiOnS i4 lying t0 the corporated into the present, box,p1-esharpened outside of these cuts are slightly narrower in the 25pencils may be shipped, handled and sold in boxes regions Opposite theSections l2 and I3. wherein a quantity of such pencils are contained, Atthe OIWai'd end 0f the tray I provide Offset all without danger of leadbreakage. This is due Cute 9' Corresponding in Position to the Cuts f,to certain peculiarities in the construction by the SeCtiOnS i5 thilSdefined being traversed by which the several pencils arecushion-supported SCOle lines 71. i and 7' Which eXtend Continuously 30under compression in such a, manner as to be across the blank. Betweenthe lines h and i is immune from any direct transmission of shocks.deli-ned a Seetion i5. A Section l1 between the In the production ofboxes having such features lines i and if lies aJdJ'tiCent thereto, andbeyond of protection, I may utilize an appropriate paper the line 7` iS2 Wide flap Section i3 Separated by board having the requisite tensionproperties, a score line lc from a section I9 with score lines Z 35which is cheap, easily converted, light in weight, in line With the eiltg deiininer Opposite end and which is otherwise adaptable to thepurposes tabs 2U- of this invention. A blank of this description may beerected into Certain suggestive embodiments of my invene tray StlletureeS SlloWn in FigS- l, 2 and 3. 40 non are set forth in the accompanyingdrawing When Set up, the two Sections I4 are swung 40 in the mannerfollowing: through 90 into overlapping relation; the section Figure 1 isa View in plan, with the tubular H is bent into a vertical position soas to lie enclosure in an off-center position, a portion of Outside 0fthe OVeIlelolJing sections i4; the secits top wall being broken away toshow a single tion l2 is then bent down to lie upon the inside pencilmounted in place Within the tray; of the overlapping sections; and thesection 45 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section therei3 is thenextended nOTiZOntally nloon the through on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; oor ofthe tray. At the opposite end, the two Fig. 3 is a transverse sectiontherethrough on Section5 l5 are SWnng through 90 to lie in overline 3-3of Fig. 1; lapping relation; the section i6 is then swung Fig 4 is aView of the mank from which the upwardly to lie outside of theseoverlapping sec- 50 tray is made, the outer side sections being foldedtions; the SeCtOn il iS then bent down to lie over to lie upon theblank; inside of these overlapping sections; and the flap Fig. 5 whichis a View similar to Fig. 1 shows section I8 is then extended along thefloor of the a similar pencil box having a slightlymodied tray topresent the section I9 at a point which is construction; removed fromthe tray end. 'Ihe section I9 is 66 bent upwardly to a verticalposition, the two tabs 20 being bent around through 90 to lie upon theinside of the side walls which are constituted by the sections l0 whenbent upwardly along the score lines b.

The resulting tray, formed from a blank which is cut and scored as abovedescribed, is characterized by side walls of two plies which, ifdesired, may be adhered together; by a rear end wall of overlappingdisconnected sections which are conned between hinged outer and innerplies, the latter having a ap extending along or just above the floor ofthe tray; and by a forward wall which comprises disconnected overlappingsections confined in place by hinged outer and inner plies, the latterhaving a wide flap which is extended along or just above the floor ofthe tray to support a hinged bridge wall with tabs extended laterallyfrom opposite ends thereof. These tabs serve as stops to prevent thebridge being bent appreciably beyond a vertical position (see Fig. 2).The inner plies at opposite ends of the tray, which are tensioned bytheir respective hinge connections, normally extend obliquely into thetray. Likewise the bridge wall is similarly tensioned, normallyinclining toward the remote end wall. Advantage is taken of thistensioning of the end and bridge walls in a manner that will now beexplained.

As shown, the bridge wall is provided with a number of perforations 2|arranged preferably in double rows. These perforations are of a size tosupport and abut one end of an accommodated implement, as, for example,the cone point 22 of a pre-sharpened pencil P whose length is such thatits opposite end may abut the rearward wall of the tray. If the pencilsbe equipped with erasers E, as shown in the drawing, then the eraserswill engage with the rear wall. The exposed lead 23 lies wholly betweenthe bridge wall and the front end of the tray, and is protected from anyshocks that might be transmitted to the bridge Wall by the surroundingcone body at the pointed end of the pencil. A number of such pencils,perhaps a dozen, may be accommodated in place, each having its cone endinserted through one of the bridge wall openings 2|. The disposition ofthese holes, as shown in Fig. 2, may be such that pencils in thelowermost row will be suspended at their pointed ends slightly above thefloor of the tray, thereby receiving protection against directtransmission of any shocks proceeding from that direction. When sodisposed, the bridge wall, by its own spring action, will tend toadvance upon and abut the cone end of the pencils, thereby causing thepencils to be subjected to a thrust force which proceeds toward the rearwall of the tray. As above explained, this wall comprises an inner plywhich tends to spring inwardly, thereby co-operating with the bridgewall to support the pencils under compression. In this way the severalpencils are centered, as to their'cone ends, by the holes in the bridgewall, and by this wall and the opposite end wall are suspended in placeso as to be protected against shocks which may be transmitted to thetray from the direction of either end. The flap section I8 from whichthe bridge wall is extended may be extended at its ends just below thefree edges of the side sections l0, whereby to be secured in anoperative position close to the tray bottom.

The enclosure C for the tray, as already indicated, may comprise anopen-ended tube of a size and shape to closely surround the tray withwhich it is sldably associated. The tube may be equipped with an openwindow 24 covered by a thin transparent sheet, affording a view of thepointed ends of the pencils within the box. An attractive displaypackage is thereby provided and one which apprises customers concerningthe condition of the pencils which are oiered for sale.

In the construction of box illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the side andrear walls may be the same as already described, and accordingly aredesignated by corresponding reference numerals. At the front end,however, I omit the section I9 and tabs 2E! forming the bridge wallassembly. Instead, there is provided in the tray bottom a three-sidedslit 25 which extends slightly into the area beyond the score lines b,to dene a bridge wall 26 with foldable end flaps 21. This bridge wallwhich is perforated may then be swung upwardly from the tray bottom, asshown in Fig. 6, to a substantially vertical position, the aps beingbent laterally toward the front wall and engaging with the section I8along the tray bottom to serve as stops for swinging movement of thebridge wall beyond the intended point. In this construction the bridgewall is tensioned to swing back toward the rear wall, thereby exertingupon the supported pencils a thrust force which is directed against theinner ply of the rear wall which is also tensioned to swing inwardly inthe manner already explained. The

support and protection aiorded to the pencils contained in this box issubstantially the same as that already described.

I claim:

1. An implement box in which is comprised a tray having multi-ply endwalls, a bridge wall connected to an inner ply of one end wall andspaced therefrom and tensioned to swing toward the opposite end of thetray, the distance between the bridge wall and the said opposite end ofthe tray being such as to compress therebetween an implement having oneend fitted against the bridge wall and its opposite end abutting theremote end of the tray.

2. An implement box comprising a tray, a perforated bridge wall extendedtransversely across the tray in spaced relation to one end thereofadapted to support and abut one end portion of an implement whose remoteend lies adjacent the opposite end wall of the tray, and tension meansbetween the said opposite end wall and the adjacent end of the implementfor maintaining the same under compression against said bridge wall.

3. An implement box comprising a tray, an end wall having an inwardlyfolded extension on its inner side and a bridge wall portion upwardlyfolded from its inner end so as to normally swing under the tension ofthe fold toward the Opposite end of the tray, said bridge wall extendingtransversely across the tray and adapted to support and abut one end ofan implement whose opposite end abuts the remote tray end by which theimplement is maintained under compression therebetween.

4. An implement box comprising a tray, a bridge wall having a tensionedswinging mounting transversely of the tray, abutment means cooperatingwith the bridge wall and tray for limiting swinging movement of thebridge wall beyond a predetermined point toward one end of the tray, andmeans associated with the bridge wall adapted to support and abut oneend portion of an implement whose opposite end abuts the remote end ofthe tray.

5. A box for holding sharpened pencils comprising a tray, a bridge wallextending transversely of the tray adjacent one end thereof adapted toabut and support the sharpened end portions of the pencils whoseopposite ends abut the remote end of the tray, and means providing ayieldable mounting for the bridge wall tensioned to normally swing thewall toward said remote end of said tray.

6. A box for holding sharpened pencils having a bottom and spaced wallsin opposition, and a bridge wall folded up from the bottom adjacent oneend Wall and tensioned by the fold to normally swing toward the oppositeend wall, said bridge Wal having means adapted to forcibly abut thesharpened ends of pencils Whose opposite ends abut said opposite endWall in maintaining said pencils under compression therebetween.

ROY E. LOWEY.

